Help between two MP listings

Welcome to bass, and TalkBass! I can relate to much of your story.

If you already have a separate guitar head, you might as well try it through the Peavey 4x10; you won’t damage anything, and you very well might like it. Guitar amplifiers generally don’t have the kind of wattage players want for bass, but even 50 watts can get pretty loud through a big, efficient bass cab.

 

If you don’t like the sound of your guitar head into your bass cab, I imagine either of those bass heads would get you plenty of boom for minimal bucks. If you don’t mind the weight, some fine bass heads from the pre-class-D era are now readily available for not much more than these prices. If you want to stay on-brand, the Peavey Mark III and IV would suit your style, as might the Centuries or even the Musicians (which also handle guitar quite well). GK 800RBs still fetch good prices, but the old 400RBs go for far less and would rock through a big cab like that. You’ve got options. How loud do you want to get?

 

Welcome to the forum.

We are blessed with the major players in the now out of business Genz Benz.

@agedhorse still services GB products and can let you know if the M line amps still have parts around. Eden may be difficult to find servicing for, should something go wrong.

My thoughts.

 

Twin Cities, eh? I grew up across the Saint Croix from the Cities I don’t know why, but the Music-Go-Round locations in (I think?) Roseville and Burnsville always seem to have incredible gear on hand. Twin Town Guitars in Minneapolis proper is awesome.

 

Yeah, TalkBass converts vulgar language into baby talk it’s a mildly humorous way to keep the temperature down when things might otherwise get heated.

As you likely already know, metal bass can sound a lot of different ways, so a lot of different gear can get it done. If you know of a particular player whose sound comes close to what you might like, the knowledgeable folks in here will happily make more specific recommendations … possibly contradictory … baby talk may ensue

You should probably go Eden/Nemesis/DNA just to keep it Minnesotan

 

I’d like to hear bass through the 6505 or XXX and that 4x10.

 

Try your guitar head with a bass cab. Some sound very good.

Bass amps can also work for guitar. Hendrix sounded good here using an Ampeg B-15 bass amp with his guitar.

Jimi Hendrix B-15 bass amp

 

It very well might but it costs no more than a bit of time twiddling knobs to find out. Maybe try an EQ pedal if the EQ on the amp doesn’t get you anywhere.

 

for those prices, I'd by both

 

‘Eden is a good head, and at $160 it’s a really good deal. Looks like the other head has more tonal shaping capabilities for the extra money.

 

Wow this must be a very early on Genz Benz , I’ve never seen one like this before

 

Is your Peavey 410 4 ohms? It looks like that GB MLine "Dual Output" is a 2 channel amp and requires minimum 8 ohms to operate in bridged mode to get the full 200 watts. If the Peavey is 4 ohms you could only use it on one channel at 100 watts.

 

Good catch. Older Peavey cabs usually are.

 

I saw @agedhorse mention in another thread he was traveling so I figure we all gotta keep a finger in the dike until he he gets back!